Alexandria University (Arabic: جامعة الإسكندرية‎) is a public research university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fuad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as Farouk University until the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 when its name was changed to the University of Alexandria. Taha Hussein was the founding rector of Alexandria University. It is now the second largest university in Egypt and has many affiliations to various universities for ongoing research.

Alexandria University was ranked 147th world wide based on Times Higher Education's World University Rankings2010–2011.[4] The 2010 rankings were controversial, as a single professor's practice of publishing a great number of articles in a journal of which he himself was the editor was identified as a crucial contributing factor for the high rating of Alexandra University[5] Alexandria University is ranked 301+ world wide based on Times Higher Education's World University Rankings2011–2012.[6] Alexandria University is ranked 601+ world wide based on QS World University Rankings 2011/12.[7]

Also, according to webometrics Ranking of World Universities it comes 1223rd world wide and 4th in Egypt.[8]